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DOE Closes $529M Loan to Fisker Automotive

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Fisker automobiles are range-extended electric vehicles, driven by electric motors that get their power from a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, or, when that is depleted, by a generator driven by an efficient gas-powered engine. The DOE had awarded a conditional $528.7-million million loan to Fisker in September 2009.

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GM And Segway Partner on Urban Personal Mobility Electric Vehicle

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General Motors Corp. Built to carry two or more passengers, it can travel at speeds up to 35 miles per hour (56 km/h), with a range up to 35 miles (56 km) between recharges. And imagine doing this for one-fourth to one-third the cost of what you pay to own and operate today’s automobile. The Project P.U.M.A Larry Burns.

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GM Quantifies CO2 and Fuel Consumption Reductions Via E-REVs And PHEVs, As Compared To Conventional Hybrids

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General Motors has released a white paper that evaluates the CO 2 reduction potential of extended-range electric vehicles (E-REVs) as well as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), in combination with multiple vehicle charging scenarios, as compared to conventional hybrids. Adapted from Tate et al. Click to enlarge. SAE 2009-01-1311 ). Tate et al.

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US designates Graphite One Project as “High-Priority Infrastructure Project”

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What we expect from the Biden Administration is to simply make one of their policies to make gigafactories across the whole country at scale in order to turbo-charge and protect their biggest automobile companies such as Ford Motor Co. and General Motors. —Simon Moores of the UK’s Benchmark Minerals Intelligence.

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ACEA says that without improved conditions, unlikely full potential of e-mobility will be met; need for standards, coordinated approach to incentives, R&D support; 2–8% market penetration for next decade

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The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is warning that under current conditions, it is unlikely that the full potential of e-mobility will be met. Ford of Europe, General Motors Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, IVECO S.p.A., The ACEA members are BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, FIAT S.p.A.,

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GM Unveils EN-V Concepts for Future Urban Mobility

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Power for the motors is provided by lithium-ion batteries that produce zero emissions. Recharging can occur from a conventional wall outlet using standard household power, allowing EN-V to travel at least 40 kilometers (25 miles) on a single charge. Autonomous operation. Nagoya-Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe , likely to hold 60 million by 2015.

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SAE Hybrid Standards Committee: Works In Progress For 2009

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During the SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit, Gary Kissel of General Motors presented an update of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle standards being revised or developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Hybrid Standards Committee. by Jack Rosebro. Active standards work. Click to enlarge.

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